The Season 4 premiere of the series, which stars Steve Buscemi as bootlegging kingpin Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, drew a slightly lower audience compared to the previous season’s premiere — 2.4 million total viewers, versus the 2.9 million for the Season 3 premiere.

However, this season’s premiere aired opposite AMC”s “Breaking Bad,” which has boosted its viewership considerably since returning for its final eight episodes in August.

Comcast HBO subscribers: Click on the pic to watch last Sunday’s episode of “Boardwalk Empire”: